Lane

LAYN

English

"a small roadway or path"

Lane Origin and Meaning

The name Lane is a girl's name of English origin meaning "a small roadway or path".

Lane is a unisex name equally accessible to boys and girls. Breezy, cool and contemporary, it might equally put in mind country lanes and banks of wildflowers.

As a word name, Lane means "small roadway or path", however, it could easily be used as a nickname or diminutive of Delaney, ("dark river"), Elaine ("shining torch"), or similar. Currently as a given name, it is used nearly 14 times more often on boys than it is on girls, however, the Layne spelling is used more evenly, the Laine form leans feminine, and Lainey is a Top 1000 choice for girls.

As a common surname, Lane is attached to such celebrities as Diane and Nathan, while as a given name, it it used in the English translated version of the novel Concerning My Daughter by Hye-Jin Kim.

Lane Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1123 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Lane

• 1123 Nameberry 2025
• 965 Unique 2023

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Famous People Named Lane

• Lane Brody (born Lynn Voorlas) American country music singer
• The Lane Sisters American singers and actress
• Diane Lane American actress
• Martha Lane Fox Baroness Lane,Fox of Soho, British businesswoman
• Ava Lane Busby the first born of the Busby quintuplets

The name Lane in Pop Culture

• Lane Kim Rory's best friend on TV's "Gilmore Girls."
• Lane Daniels character in movie "Beauty and the Briefcase"
• Lane Bryant plus,size clothing chain
• Lois Lane character in the Superman series